Carbon removal beyond the trees

Emily Cox; Sean Low; Chad M. Baum; Livia Fritz; Laurie Waller; Elspeth Spence; Nick Pidgeon; Rob Bellamy

doi:10.1038/s43247-025-02226-z

Carbon removal beyond the trees

Emily Cox^*, Sean Low, Chad M. Baum, Livia Fritz, Laurie Waller, Elspeth Spence, Nick Pidgeon, Rob Bellamy^*

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Abstract

The idea of planting trees to sequester carbon is so popular that it seems to make people feel more negative towards other techniques, when presented with a range of options for carbon removal. Such a bias could hamper development of a broad and socially-robust portfolio of carbon removal options.

Original language	English
Article number	253
Journal	Communications Earth and Environment
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02226-z
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

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Carbon removal beyond the trees

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